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Painting dusk traffic on a flyover
Yellow minibuses, red tail lights and a warm sky: how I place the brightest colours in a busy night scene.
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A skyline across the water at night
Dark water, small lights and their reflections, painted in three layers from far to near.
14:0014:00
A rooftop at blue hour
Water tanks, one chair and a sky that is still blue: a quiet scene painted in about twenty minutes.
12:0012:00
Turning blurred lights into a palette
Rain on a window, a smear of city lights and how I pick six colours from them.
9:009:00
Ten tiny thumbnails before a big scene
Small, fast boxes of light and dark that tell me what the big drawing needs.
8:008:00
My tablet and desk on the balcony
The tablet, the pen and the few settings I keep the same for every night drawing.
22:0022:00
A whole night drawing, first line to last
The full speed-paint of a balcony scene, sped up, with notes on where I slow down.
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Glowing windows and street lamps
How to make a lit window look lit: a dark shape around it and one small bright centre.
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The brush settings I use at night
Size, flow and one soft brush are enough for most of my night scenes.
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Painting the reflections on water
Flip the lights downwards, stretch them, and blur them a little. That is the whole trick.
The Night Sheet
A short letter every Friday: one night drawing, one tip on light and one thing to try on your own canvas.